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It stands high above the Cotswolds and from the top you can look out across Gloucestershire. Inside it features designs by William Morris, who was inspired by the view. But underneath the Broadway Tower is a piece of history that is far less romantic. And you wouldn’t know it was …

People are bracing themselves for more brutal bill hikes over the coming months as the cost of energy, water, broadband and Council Tax are set to rise. A number of other costs could well rise soon too. So it’s a good time to check out your own personal finances ahead …

The village of Brent Knoll is just 30 minutes drive south of Bristol and if a brisk hike up a knoll followed by a hot Sunday roast sounds like your idea of fun, this is a great weekend outing. Brent Knoll is a 449ft hill on the Somerset Levels, which …

Two postal workers were attacked and bitten by dogs this week in South Yorkshire, with both suffering injuries. The first attack happened in West Melton where an “out of control dog” went after a postal worker as they delivered mail. The postie was bitten on the leg by the dog …

Royal Mail failed to deliver almost half of first-class post on time in the run-up to Christmas, in what is thought to be the worst performance in the firm’s history. Just 54 per cent of first-class mail was delivered the next working day in the three months to December, significantly …

Royal Mail bosses faced further scrutiny over their approach to the USO, among other matters, in the latest appearance before MPs with committee chair Darren Jones saying that answers had “completely failed to stack up” against worker testimonies. Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson, operations development director Ricky McAulay, and …

A Royal Mail spokesman said: “All of the evidence suggests that this data contains no financial information or other sensitive customer information. We continue to work closely with law enforcement agencies.” “Royal Mail is aware that an unauthorised third-party has published some data allegedly obtained from our network. “At this …

T op bosses from Royal Mail have been accused of blaming others after admitting the business had broken its own rules after posters appeared which compared how long different workers were pausing on the job. MP Darren Jones, who chairs the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee said he …

Committee chairman Darren Jones, another Labour MP, added: “I think it’s quite clear that you are using technology to encourage people to be more quick and are marking them against their colleagues. We’ve had testimony from all over the country.” On a leaked Royal Mail diagram shown to MPs, each …

UNDER-PRESSURE Royal Mail bosses are employing “unusual uses of the English language to give inaccurate statements,” MPs said today in a feisty committee hearing. The privatised firm’s top brass were hauled back in front of the cross-party business, energy and industrial strategy committee after accusations that they had given “misleading” evidence during …